Sukkot Continued

Not much to write about – other than to say that we’re having a wonderful holiday. This morning, we had a late pancake breakfast in the Sukkah; this evening, we will have a barbecue. It rained during the first evening, as we were sitting outside – we loved it. It wasn’t hard rain, but we felt the drops and the blessings that come with rain.

I want to do nothing this week but straighten the house, do little things here and there and just…just enjoy. I love this holiday. I should check the news and see what is happening; what threats there are about us, what dangers lurk in the weeks to come.

Instead, I’ll say that we are protected by the Sukkah – all of Israel is a Sukkah – and the roof over our heads is the Hand of God…we could ask for nothing better.

We are a democratic country; so much so, we allow our enemies into our government and from the podium of our parliament, they have the freedom to call for policies that would destroy us.
Our current enemies, those who pose the most immediate threat lie to our north. This is Hizbollah land, where according to their leader Hassan Nasrallah, “We have discovered how to hit the Jews where they are the most vulnerable. The Jews love life, so that is what we shall take away from them. We are going to win, because they love life and we love death.”
Our enemies lie to the northeast. This is Syria. My sons have spent many months on the Golan Heights, including some tense days waiting to see how the Syrians would react after Israel sent planes to destroy a building widely believed to be the beginnings of a nuclear reactor. My oldest son fought near Gaza to help stop the rockets from being fired against Israel.
Our enemies lie further to the east. This is Iran, led by fanatics who promise that they will do all they can to accomplish in a few minutes more than what Adolf Hitler accomplished in six years of war. The Iranian leadership has made it clear in words and actions that they are after a nuclear bomb and that their goal is to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Believe them.